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Police officer's wife accused of staging crime

Investigators said a crime reported at a Millbury police officer's home was staged, and now his wife is facing charges.

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Updated: 6:42 PM EDT Oct 28, 2016

Police officer's wife accused of staging crime

Investigators said a crime reported at a Millbury police officer's home was staged, and now his wife is facing charges.

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Updated: 6:42 PM EDT Oct 28, 2016

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WEBVTT POLICE OFFICER. A CRIME REPORTED THERE DAYS AGO BUT TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS STAGED. THAT OFFICER'S WIFE IS NOW CHARGED. >> NEWSCENTER'S JULI MCDONALD HAS THE STORY FROM MILLBURY. >> SHE IS THE WIFE OF A COP. COME ON. >> A SHOCKING CONCLUSION TO AN INVESTIGATION BY MILLBURY POLICE THE OCTOBER 17 BURGLARY AND , RACIAL VANDALISM OF AN OFFICER'S HOME WAS STAGED. >> IT WAS CONCLUDED BY THE DETECTIVE THAT THE WIFE OF OFFICER DALY, MARIA, FABRICATED THE ENTIRE STORY. >> INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE SHE WAS MOTIVATED BY FINANCIAL STRUGGLES AND RESPONDING OFFICERS WERE TOLD THAT $10,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY WAS MISSING. >> THERE WERE SOME SPRAY PAINTING DONE ON THE OUTSIDE THAT WAS DONE BY MRS DALY AS WELL. IT SAID BLM. >> THE MILLBURY POLICE CHIEF SAID THERE WAS A PART OF THIS INVESTIGATION THAT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT FROM THE START. NOT ONLY WAS OFFICER DALY HOME AND ASLEEP DURING THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED CRIME, HIS TRAINED AND VERY ACTIVE POLICE DOG WAS THERE AS WEL >> OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THE DOG TO BE AGITAT BECAUSE AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED. >> THE CHIEF SAYS THERE IS N EVIDENCE IMPLICATING THE 12-YEAR-VETERAN IN THE CRIME; HIS JOB WILL NOT BE AFFECTED >> YOU HAVE TO BE DESPERATE TO TRY TO PULL THAT SORT OF THING OFF. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR HUSBAND IS A COP AND ALL OF HIS FRIENDS ARE CAUGHT -- ARE COPS. IT'S RIDICULOUS. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

Police officer's wife accused of staging crime

Investigators said a crime reported at a Millbury police officer's home was staged, and now his wife is facing charges.